BigMetalRobot

Category: Custom Diecast

  • Early Works, We All Start Somewhere.

    Seven early models, showing varying degrees of success:) The purple Superbird is a favorite, the paint came out really nice on that one. The blue/silver Cuda was another milestone when it was made, I had figured out where to purchase some sponsor and livery decals, in talking with the person I bought them from, I…

  • The Iron Horse and His Toothy Friend

    The Iron Horse decals are not my designs, I got these off the internet as a test for the White Ink printer I use to make water slide decals. The white ink printer worked, so this test has stuck around as a moment when the way I created custom decals changed forever. For those that…

  • Prototypes Are Finally Here!

    Come with cards, digital chip that links to this site, a cool little diorama base and a little kickstand to display the unit correctly. My kickstands got left behind when I took these pics, so ignore that little piece of green paper. Also on the back is a short description of the design inspiration for…

  • DieCast Hero Apocalyptic Contest

    This item was created for Diecast Hero Magazine’s Apocalypse contest (yes, it is real). It didn’t win, but it got a spread in the magazine with a tutorial on making the piece.

  • A Matchbox Custom?

    So a trivia item: I actually collect 1970-89 era Matchbox Superfast cars, not so much HotWheels. I have quite a nice collection. I don’t usually bother customizing MB pieces, they don’t sell very well. This piece was a totally smashed up item to start with, I thought I’d give it a second life, my idea…

  • Porsche Outlaw

    I love the Outlaw casting, one of favorite all time castings. But, I don’t like it much for customs, the casting is really small and doesn’t have much of a footprint to work with. This design was supposed to look a lot different, but so much had to be cut to fit in the casting,…

  • Oriental Dragon Gasser

    I Have no memory of taking these pics! The diorama and car are separated by about five years, so I would have needed to dig the diorama out of storage to take these pics…weird. The design on the Gasser is about half Ai generated. I use Ai to make initial designs, then draw over the…

  • Three Early Works

    Two of my favorite castings. The black and green Cuda was the image for my YouTube channel for years. The wheels are a bot large, but considering this one was made almost ten years ago… The flames were made from vinyl masks that I’ve mentioned before. The copper and black Cuda might be the first…

  • Using Gold Vinyl On Customs

    So this one is an experiment that probably has potential. The goal was to cut gold vinyl (the same stuff you would wrap on real cars) to simulate a gold mirror finish on selected parts of the design. The concept was solid, but in the end the process just took too long and had too…

  • Bat Wings! Really They Are There

    After binge listening to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, I came up with a brilliant design, that is still stuck in my head as it didn’t quite make it to realization in this piece. The goal was a horned skull on the top, and bat wings that transitioned from the skull down to the side…